High school seniors perform epic medley of pop songs at graduation

KTRK logo
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
High school seniors perform epic medley of pop songs at graduation
Seniors at a high school in Hawaii made their graduation memorable by preparing a medley of popular songs with intricate choreography and original lyrics to perform for their friends and family.

KAHUKU, Hawaii -- Most high school students just show up and walk across a stage for their graduation ceremony. These teens' participation was a little more involved.

Tap to watch if you're viewing on the news app.

Seniors at Kahuku High School prepared a medley that was more than eight minutes long to perform for their friends and family, and now the Internet can't stop watching it. The video has racked up more than a million views on YouTube.

The students learned intricate choreography and even changed the lyrics to some of the songs. They rocked out to Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off," the Jackson 5's "ABC" and Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk," among others.

The crowd favorite, though, seemed to be the grand finale. The students performed a haka, a traditional dance of the Maori people of New Zealand.

Tap to watch if you're viewing on the news app.

The students put the whole thing together in just two days, according to Good Morning America.

Teenagers, many of them from the area, took to Twitter to compliment the graduates as the video went viral.